The Orange will compete for the final time this year as a member of the Big East Conference. Signature games inside the Carrier Dome this season will include Georgetown on Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. The Hoyas will appear in the Dome for the final time as an SU Big East rival, though the series likely will continue into the future. Both SU athletic director Daryl Gross and Georgetown coach John Thompson III have each expressed interest in maintaining the meeting.

Cincinnati (Jan. 21) Notre Dame (Feb. 4) and Louisville (March 2) are also among the Big East guests in the Dome this season. SU's final home game as a Big East entity is slated for March 6 vs. DePaul.

SU spokesman Pete Moore said today that some basketball packages will be available on Sept. 19. Single game tickets, he said, go on sale Oct. 10.